Two Way Immersion

In class this week, there was a lot of discussion about different types of programs offered to ELLs.  The most successful seems to be two way immersion. 

This video show a successful program that has been conducted in a first grade classroom. The kids are really cute too! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5tBmCikQcM

Here is a news link about a school that has also taken this approach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XzxdDQwINk

This is a video from a school in Houston, TX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL8uRcg95cQ

The first two are Spanish immersion schools:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHNPMw3UWGM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29v_bhScTNs

The second is about a dual immersion program:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUFO92j81ck

Also, here's a cool teaching method an English speaker is using to teach non-native-English speakers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkFMewAsLfU

This video shows a school that implements a Two- Way Immersion program and its importance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-TMa8ZObl4

This second link is to a “Two Way Immersion Toolkit”. It address program design and planning, classroom
instruction, and parental involvement
http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/twi/

Department of Education in California website about Two-Way Immersion program:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/ip/